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The Home Depot Foundation Completes $1 Million Investment in Joplin Recovery Fund with $180,000 in Donations to Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, Rebuild Joplin, and TEAMeffort, Inc.

Press Release from Home Depot Foundation

(3BL Media) Atlanta, GA - May 22, 2012 – As a tribute to the Joplin, Missouri community and a continuation of its commitment to help the city and its residents rebuild, The Home Depot® Foundation today announced $180,000 in donations to three nonprofit organizations:  Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity; Rebuild Joplin; and TEAMeffort, Inc.  With these donations, the …

Voting for Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Opens This Morning at 10 am ET/7 am PT

Press Release from Toyota

TORRANCE, Calif., May 14, 2012 / 3BL Media / PRNewswire/ -- At 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT today (Monday), Toyota will open voting for the second year of 100 Cars for Good, a national philanthropic program that will award 100 cars to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 consecutive days.  Winners will be selected each day through public voting on Facebook at www.100carsforgood.com.Watch a short …

Kokomo's Howard Haven Gets a Color Splash Makeover

Press Release from Stellantis

(3BL Media) Kokomo, IN - May 7, 2012 – Approximately 50 employees from Chrysler Group LLC’s Indiana Transmission Plant I and II; Kokomo Casting Plant and Kokomo Transmission Plant joined with 20 Kokomo-area volunteers Saturday, May 5, to give Howard Haven in Kokomo, a fresh coat of paint and new landscaping. Howard Haven is home for up to 23 seniors and disabled residents, who …

Media Impact: Entertainment-Education in the News

Blog from PCI Media Impact

Every day, Media Impact works with incredible partners around the globe to tell the stories that change the world. In 27 years of work, together we have produced more than 3,000 episodes of 75 radio and television productions that have collectively reached more than 1 billion people in over 40 countries. We believe in this work because we have seen its impact over and over again.And lately, it …

Mainstream Media is Starting to Notice

Blog from CSRHub

By Ashley CoaleSustainability and CSR is no longer confined to niche publications or blogs. While traditional green or sustainability related online news sources (such as Triple Pundit, GreenBiz, 3BLMedia) remain strong and growing, coverage of sustainability and CSR is becoming a key piece of mainstream journalism and reporting.Increasing consumer demand has changed the …

Outdoor Nation and The North Face are Looking for a Few Lucky Millennials to be iReporters at Summer Summits on the Outdoors!

Blog from The North Face

This summer, Outdoor Nation is hosting Millennial Generation Summits to brainstorm ways of getting your generation outdoors and active. We’re looking for three people to tell the world about it! Do you love writing and making videos? Outdoor Nation has partnered with The North Face to find enthusiastic, media savvy people to be embedded reporters (iReporters) at the 2012 Outdoor Nation …

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Promote Healthier St. Louisans through Small Changes for Health Campaign

Press Release from Incite

(3BL Media) St. Louis, MO – May 1, 2012 – Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to the City of St. Louis Department of Health to enhance and spread the Small Changes for Health (SCFH) program throughout the City. The City of St. Louis Department of Health in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation and Apple Vacations will …

Hershey's Second CSR Report Shows Substantial Progress on Sustainability Initiatives

Press Release from The Hershey Company

(3BL Media) Hershey, PA - April 30, 2012 - The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today issued its second Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, “Listen, Learn, Act,” providing updates on its substantial progress against the sustainability goals the company announced in its first report in 2010. The new report highlights how Hershey has met or exceeded nearly all of its …

Unlocking the Keys to Social Impact Marketing: Reach People Where They Are and Speak Their Language

Blog from Incite

We have previously discussed the importance of making cause and social marketing efforts relevant to consumers and “reaching people where they are” via our first whitepaper, the Six Pillars of Effective Cause Marketing. As we continue our work with corporations, nonprofit organizations and government entities to drive social change initiatives, it is clear that cause and social …

Early Bird Discount Ends April 30th! The Natural Step's Level 1 Sustainability Course (Toronto, ON)

Blog from The Natural Step Canada

The Natural Step Canada’s Level 1 Sustainability Course: Foundations in Strategy is an opportunity to apply the core concepts of sustainability. In this compelling 1-day workshop you will work through a hands-on case study using The Natural Step Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, giving you the knowledge and tools to better understand “strategy” and take a systemic …

2012 VolunteerMatch Corporate Volunteer Awards: A Look at Finalist Los Alamos National Laboratory

Blog from VolunteerMatch

On May 17, 2012, winners of the 2012 VolunteerMatch Corporate Volunteer Awards will be announced at our annual  VolunteerMatch Client Summit in San Francisco, CA.In this series of posts, we’ll introduce you to the facts and folks behind the ten most effective employee volunteer programs in our family of corporate clients compared against our 2011 …

Bush Melee - Radio Mini-Drama Builds Awareness of Sustainable Forest Management

Press Release from PCI Media Impact

(3BL Media) April 24, 2012 - Fire, drama and lessons on sustainable forest management practices are intertwined in an exciting radio magazine recently broadcast across the airwaves on St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Radio NBC.You can now listen online here: http://mediaimpact.org/?page_id=843Bush Melee is a new local radio mini drama about love, life and livelihoods around St Vincent.  …
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